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If you're going to San Francisco – stay on a stylish Sausalito houseboathttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/jun/28/sausalito-houseboats-san-francisco-bay
On the beautiful houseboats in Sausalito, on San Francisco Bay, the countercultural spirit of 1960s California is alive and well. Joshua Surtees jumps aboard and stays for a couple of nights<p>Waking up on board the converted 19th-century ferry steamboat Yellow Ferry, I see an immense wooden paddle wheel fill the giant window of the master bedroom, splitting the sunlight into angled rays. Between the spokes, from my kingsize bed, I can see a cormorant floating on the calm waters of the bay estuary, occasionally disappearing to dive, then resurfacing, its crested head and elegant neck alert, navigating the gently rippling currents.</p><p>On an offshore pontoon, seals bask in the morning sun. Kayaking the previous evening at sundown, we'd glided too close to one of the pups, who had plopped into the water – starting a domino effect of seals slipping into the sea. Pelicans stood on mooring posts at the end of piers, silhouetted against the pink sky.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/jun/28/sausalito-houseboats-san-francisco-bay">Continue reading...</a>San FranciscoCaliforniaBoating holidaysTravelUnited StatesSelf-cateringFri, 28 Jun 2013 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/jun/28/sausalito-houseboats-san-francisco-bayNik Wheeler/ Nik Wheeler/CorbisThe houseboat community in Sausalito really became established when 60s beatniks and hippies moved in. Photograph: Nik Wheeler/ Nik Wheeler/CorbisNik Wheeler/ Nik Wheeler/CorbisThe houseboat community in Sausalito really became established when 60s beatniks and hippies moved in. Photograph: Nik Wheeler/ Nik Wheeler/CorbisJoshua Surtees2013-06-28T20:00:00Z